Gas-engine gas-saver and carbon-decomposer.



A/E. GARBER.

GAS ENGINE GAS SAVER AND CARBON D EGOMPOSER. APPLICATION map MAY 15. 1915.

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GAS-ENGINE GAS-SAVER AND oemaon-nnoommsnn mam-J To alt whom' z't may-concern:

- Be-it. known that I, ART UR GARBER,

a citizen of the'UnitedStates, residing at San Diego,-;in .the county of San Diego and State; of- California, .jhave' invented certain new and. useful'lmprovementsin Gas-En 'giiie Gas-Savers and 'CarboneDecomposers, ofwhich .thefollowing is a specification.

. Myinventionrelates toan apparatus to be used. in connection Withgas engines for redncingflthe quantity of gasconsnined and for decomposingtliecarbon in the cylinders.

'The objects. of my invention are; first. to provide ade-vice of'thlselassin which airis introdneed into .the nianifold andlto the engine'cylmderswlien.the carhnreter 1s shut oli' when using the compression of theengine' for retardingthervelilole in going down hill second; ,top1-'ovi de. agsmall quantity" of hot air in the manifold in connection with the gas when ;;the: carburetor-is openand {the en.- gine in-.action;;third, toprovide a; means of introducing water insmall quantities into the 'nianifoldaabove" the ioarhnreter for decomposinthe carbon. therein and a ddin g to the efli'eiency, of. the fuel rnixtnre; fourth, to

provide 1 means vfor; shuttingofl" thewater to the manifoldjwhelrgthe. carhn-reter' is closed;

fifth, torprovide-combined means for. con-.

trolling; theflow-of-hot'ail-and water to the manifold; sixtlnutoprovide means readilvaccessible, to the; driver of the vehicle for controlling; the same and seventh. to provide an apparatus-of 'Jtlns: class. which 18- simple and economiealf of construction. durable, easily; installed and does "not readily get out of order.

With these anchother-objects in. view as will appear hereinafter, my invention eonsistsof certain: novel featlnzes oiiconstruction, combination: and ari-Hinge ent' ofifpai'ts as will be here'nafterd escril ed in. a detail and particularly s'et: forth: i a". the appended claimselreferencevheingahh :to' theaccom pa nying' drawings; and. :to i th characters of l'eierenoe thcreon .ivh'ih "form a part of? this specification, in nv hich z r Figure 1, is a.(liziglfamnmtie view of my rlcvice-complete? Fig; 2', is awde riled side view offthe valve mechanism; .Fig top oiwplan ;view thereof, Fig; 4. i, tailed sideviewof-oneof the valves, *i'g. 5, is a transverse sectional view, through: the middle of Fig-4, Fig. 6, is aside view of another valve, Fig. 7, is a side view of the water control valve and Fig. 8,'is a detailed Specification of Letters l'atent PatentedAplfl 11, Application filed May 15, 1915. 'Serial'No. 28,397. i w i fragmentary enlar ed'vieiV of-a portionof the control means ior the Water supply;

Similar characters of reference reffr to similar parts throughout thelseveral views The valve casing l, valve2, valves- 3 4:, coil 5, tank 6, and operating device 7,} O I1-' stitute the principal parts of my apparatiis: L

The valve casingl', is provided war i 1, extending lengthwise thefethrou'ghQ Th casing 1 is provided on one endwith a'li low plug 1". which is providedwith a pl rality of perforations 1." Thisteasing?lis- Provided with tapered holes spaced-apart from each other adapted" for the tapered valves 2 and3 and'with a plilrality ofholes 1 cxtending from the topside thereofto 'and connectingn'ith one side of the hole scram val\'e=2..- Through the upper portion'ofgthisk valve casing 1, is a tapered hole for theit'a pered valve 4 which is centrally in lineiwiblr the center of the holes 19 insaid easing?" It'will behere noted that thevalvefi i's' r provided with a hole 2- extendiiig'therethrough and one side of the 'surfaeeof 'the tapered piece is provided "with adiverging 1 channel 2" so that thewater throngh'the'liole 1 will be allowed to enter this diverging 7 eha nnel so'that the quantity of water toapfas'si through said channel is in accordancewithi the position of the valve 2 so that when ithe'. 1 carbnreter, is opened to' a large extent a larger quantity of-water will pass throngh v this diverging channel and' thence" t'o' -the manifold and engine cylinders,-therefrom;. Thisvalvc in howeveig is adapted to-closeofi-" the flow ot Water through. the 'holesllf and when so closed no water will flow to theman 3 ifold. The valve 3 is providedavith 'a holeu '3 therethrongh and: with; another hole .35 at right angles thereto, engagingwithythe middle ofsaid hole from one sidej-of saidw valve so as to provide .fora passage thronglr thehole latothe manifold, or thisf' passage may loo-[closed and a passage from theaholel 1' to the inanjfold when the oarhineter"is closed. thns providing-for the lise of air-Kin the cylinders for retarding thespeedjofthe ieh iclc ongoi nodown hill 1 instead nethensnal method of nsingtheg'as for snch pnr poses.

which is preferably mounted onthe engine and is provided with a pipe extending down into the tank which is provided with 'a valve asshown best in Fig. 8 of the drawing. This valve is provided with a needle 6* adapted to close and open the water to the casing 1 through small reservoirs 6 This reservoir 6 is provided with an air hole 6 covered with a spring 6 so that when there is suction from the running engine the water will run from the tank down into the casing 1, the spring 6 closing the air hole 6 but when there is no suction, this spring (3 rises allowing the air to enter the reservoir 6 thus automatically stopping the water fromsiphoning when the engine is not running. The valve 2 is operated by means of a rod 2 which connects with the carbureter control rod. The valves 3 and 4 are controlled by means of cables 3 and et which extend to the operating device 7 and is provided with the levers 7 and 7 which connect with said cables 3 and 4 respectively. This operating device 7 is rigidly secured to the steering wheel. shaft of the vehicle adjacent the wheel.

Though I have shown and described a particular construction, combination and arrangement of parts, I do not wish to be limited to this particular construction, combination and arrangement but desire to include in the purview of my invention, the construction, combination and arrangement substantially as set forth in the appended c' aims. It is obvious that with this construction, there is provided an apparatus for providing a regulated quantity of water to the manifold above the carbureter' and the same is regulated relatively to the opening and closing of the carburetergthat there is also provided means for furnishing regulated quantities of hot air to the manifoldabove the carburetor and that said supply is regulated relativelyto the opening and closing of the carbureter; that there is also provided means for allowing the outside air to the manifold when the carbureter and water and hot air valves are closed; that the device is simple and economical of const-ruction, durable, easily installed, does not readily get out pf order.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent. is:

1. In a device of the class described, the combination of a water tank. an air heater,

means for conducting Water and air to the manifold-of a gas engine and means for separately controlling said Water and air rela-? tively to the feed of said carbureter.

2. In a device of the class described, the combination of a water tank, means for conductin Water from said tank to the manifold 0 a gas engine, means in said conducting means for regulating and controlling the flow of water therethrough, relatively to the opening and closing of the carbureter and means in connection with said controllin means for supplying air to said manifold when the carbureter and said water supply is closed. a

3.111 a device of the class described, the combination of an air heater, means for conducting hot air therefrom to the manifold of a gas engine, .means in said conducting means for regulating and controlling the flow of hot air to said manifold, relatively to the .opening and closing of the carbureter and means in connection with said controlling means for supplying air to said manifold when the carbureter and said water supply is closed.

4. In a device of the class described, the combination of a water supply tank, an air heater, means for conducting water and air to the manifold of a gas engine, combined means for regulating and controlling the flow of water and hot air in said conducting means.

5. In a device of the class described, the combination of a water supply tank, an air heater, means for conducting water and air to-the manifold of a gas engine, combined means for regulating and controlling the flow of water and hotair in said conducting means relatively to the opening and closing of the carbureter.

6. In a device of the class described, the

combination of a water supply tank, an air heater, means for conducting water and air to the manifold of a gas engine, combined means for regulating and controlling the flow of water and hot air in said conducting means relativelyto the opening and closing of the .carbureter and means fonsupplyihg the outside air to said manifold when said water supply, hot air supply and carbureter is closed. I Y

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand at San Diego, California, this 10 day of May, 1915.

ARTHUR E. GARBER. 

